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John Hart is a Wairarapa farmer and a Green Party candidate

Why ignoring plant proteins and hoping for the best isn’t an option for NZ farmers

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Late last month, John Hart attended the ProteinTech 2018 conference and got thinking about New Zealand’s agricultural future. I was at the ProteinTech 2018 conference held in Auckland in late July – the first of its kind, and judging by the response, definitely not the last. Among the 200 plus attendees were representatives from traditional … Read more

Enough ‘telling our stories better’ spin in defence of dairy growth. We farmers need to face up to reality.

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As New Zealanders’ drift to the city continues, the rural-urban divide grows ever deeper. Instead of writing off the complaints of ‘townies’, those of us in the agricultural industries can’t afford to ignore the increasing calls for action, writes John Hart, farmer and Green candidate. When I was kid in the 1970s, almost everyone I … Read more